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Syria’s new information minister promises free press

DAMASCUS: Syria’s minister of information in the country’s transitional government told AFP he is working towards a...

Published 01 Jan, 2025 05:21pm

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Syria’s leader says holding elections could take up to four years

CAIRO: Holding elections in Syria could take up to four years, Syria’s leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said in remarks to be...

Published 29 Dec, 2024 07:12pm

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Syria rescuers, activist say site outside Damascus believed to be mass grave

DAMASCUS: A key Syrian rescue group and an activist told AFP on Wednesday a burial site outside Damascus was likely...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 09:12pm

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Syria authorities say torched 1 million captagon pills

DAMASCUS: Syria’s new authorities torched a large stockpile of drugs on Wednesday, two security officials told AFP,...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:26pm

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Syrian ex-rebel factions agree to merge under defence ministry

DAMASCUS: Syria’s leader Ahmed al-Sharaa reached an agreement on Tuesday with former rebel faction chiefs to...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:04pm

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Turkiye says over 25,0000 Syrians returned home since Assad’s fall

ISTANBUL: More than 25,000 Syrians have returned home from Turkiye since Bashar al-Assad was overthrown by...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 05:57pm

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Turkiye’s top diplomat meets Syria’s new leader in Damascus

ANKARA: Turkiye’s foreign minister Hakan Fidan met with Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Sunday,...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 08:33pm

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Khamenei says Iran does not have or need regional proxy forces

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader denied Sunday that the groups around the region functioned as Tehran’s proxies,...

Updated 22 Dec, 2024 10:31pm

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Syria leader vows country will not negatively interfere in Lebanon

DAMASCUS: Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa told Lebanese Druze leaders on Sunday that his country would not...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 05:25pm

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Qatar embassy reopens in Damascus with flag raising: AFP

DAMASCUS: Qatar reopened its embassy in Damascus on Saturday, 13 years after it was closed early in Syria’s civil...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 07:41pm

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Syria’s new rulers name foreign minister amid push for international relations

Syria’s new rulers have appointed a foreign minister, the official Syrian news agency (SANA) said on Saturday, as...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 07:10pm

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Turkiye will support Syria’s reconstruction, improve cooperation

ANKARA: Turkiye will do whatever necessary for the reconstruction of Syria following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad,...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 05:14pm

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Putin says fall of Assad not a ‘defeat’ for Russia

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the fall of ex-Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was not a...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 05:33pm

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UN calls for ‘free and fair’ elections in Syria

DAMASCUS: The UN envoy to Syria called on Wednesday for “free and fair” elections after the ouster of president...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 05:50pm

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Iran’s Khamenei says ‘resistance’ not over after Assad ouster

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader said Tuesday that Israel and the United States were “completely wrong” to imagine the...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 08:12pm

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UN says one million Syrians may return in first half of 2025

GENEVA: The United Nations said Tuesday it expects around one million people to return to Syria in the first half of...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 06:02pm

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EU to reopen embassy in Damascus after Assad ouster

STRASBOURG: The EU is to reopen its mission in Damascus following “constructive” talks with Syria’s new leadership...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 04:52pm

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Syria’s new rulers step up engagement with the world

DAMASCUS: Syria’s new rulers stepped up engagement on Tuesday with countries that deemed ousted president Bashar...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 04:46pm

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Assad denies ‘planned’ exit from Syria, calls new leaders ‘terrorists’

DAMASCUS: Bashar al-Assad on Monday said he fled Syria only after Damascus had fallen and denounced the country’s...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 07:16pm

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UN envoy urges justice, not revenge in Syria

DAMASCUS: The United Nations special envoy to Syria on Sunday called for “justice and accountability” in the...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 08:35pm

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Back to school for many children in Damascus

DAMASCUS: Uniformed children could be seen returning to school in Syria’s Damascus on Sunday, attending class for...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 05:55pm

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Turkiye ready to provide military support to new Syria govt: defence minister

ISTANBUL: Turkiye is ready to provide military support to Syria’s new government set up by rebels who overthrew...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 05:24pm

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Russia pulling back but not out of Syria: sources

TARTOUS: Russia is pulling back its military from the front lines in northern Syria and from posts in the Alawite...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 08:42pm

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Arab FMs urge support for inclusive, ‘peaceful’ Syria transition

Foreign ministers from Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar agree to support a transition process in Syria in which all political and social forces are represented

Updated 14 Dec, 2024 09:32pm

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Turkiye to reopen embassy in Syria as diplomats gather for talks

DAMASCUS: Turkiye was set to reopen its embassy in Damascus on Saturday, nearly a week after president Bashar...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 05:31pm

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Israel says it seized Golan buffer zone in self-defence

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel said Thursday it would “continue to act to defend itself” after France urged it to...

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 11:01pm

Syria’s new govt says to suspend constitution, parliament for three months

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Tomb of Assad’s father set on fire in Syria hometown: AFP

QARDAHA: The tomb of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s father Hafez was torched in his hometown of Qardaha,...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 07:05pm

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 10	278.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 10	278.58
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 10	157.84
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 10	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 10	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 10	1.02

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 10	5,824.15
India Sensex / Jan 10	77,378.91
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 10	39,100.40
Nasdaq / Jan 10	19,146.19
Hang Seng / Jan 10	19,064.29
FTSE 100 / Jan 10	8,248.49
Dow Jones / Jan 10	41,910.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 10	20,214.79

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 9	237,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 10	76.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 10	18,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 10	2,716.80
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 10	67.01
Petrol/Litre / Jan 11	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd / Jan 10 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	8.34 ▲ 1.00 (13.62%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jan 10 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.67 ▲ 0.89 (11.44%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 10 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.76 ▲ 0.88 (11.17%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jan 10 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.22 ▲ 0.22 (11.00%)
Sakrand Sugar / Jan 10 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	12.27 ▲ 1.12 (10.04%)
Dadex Eternit / Jan 10 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	70.40 ▲ 6.40 (10.00%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 10 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	70.54 ▲ 6.41 (10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 10 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	137.50 ▲ 12.50 (10.00%)
Mehmood Tex / Jan 10 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	658.91 ▲ 59.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 10 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.52 ▼ -0.67 (-10.82%)
S.G.Power / Jan 10 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	8.47 ▼ -1.00 (-10.56%)
JS Mom. Factor ETF / Jan 10 JS Momentum Factor ETF(JSMFETF)	13.42 ▼ -1.58 (-10.53%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 10 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	144.61 ▼ -16.07 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 10 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	32.40 ▼ -3.60 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 10 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	126.67 ▼ -14.07 (-10.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.85 ▼ -7.09 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 10 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	55.40 ▼ -6.15 (-9.99%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jan 10 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	11 ▼ -1.20 (-9.84%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	195,296,323 ▼ -0.06
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	48,682,503 ▼ -0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	35,460,848 ▲ 0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 10 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	31,825,296 ▲ 0.77
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 10 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	23,629,459 ▲ 0.34
Pak Elektron / Jan 10 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,144,464 ▲ 1.09
Lotte Chemical / Jan 10 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	19,944,268 ▼ -0.24
Air Link Com. / Jan 10 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	15,918,682 ▼ -5.65
B.O.Punjab / Jan 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	15,645,082 ▲ 0.01

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